It’s natural that we are fixated on the negative in life; negative thoughts run on autopilot. Gratitude, on the other hand, is the most positive feeling out there. It is central to the whole positive psychology tradition.

To keep your mental health and well-being in check and to keep it from being hijacked by negativity altogether, it’s important that we practice gratitude.

The best way to express gratitude is through writing about the things, people, situations, events, etc., you are grateful for.

That’s where gratitude journals come in. A gratitude journal forces you to ponder on the positivity when you sit to write in it.

Usually, people who keep a gratitude journal make regular entries in the morning or evening and try to write at least three things they are most grateful for having.